Fertilizer, feed and machinery dealers we re interviewed to obtain the extent of the services which they provided to farmers in Cache County. One machinery dealer provided a service in the form of a rental program while all others provided none. Fertilizer dealers provided spreaders while feed dealers provided only a delivery service.
The Farm Service Division of the Amalgamated Sugar Company was examined as a case study. Budgets for different sizes of beet growers were formulated and compared to evaluate the services provided. It was determined that the farmers in the 0-10 acre category received a net return per acre of $107.36 while the farmers in the over 40 acre category who did not use the service received a net return per acre of $105.00. It was deduced that the Farm Service Division was a benefit to the smaller farmers.
Problems which the farmers encountered with the services were discussed, and a theoretical model of the services was presented. Recommendations were given for improvements in the services.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTAHS/oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:etd-4005 |
| Date | 01 May 1971 |
| Creators | Peterson, Terry N. |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@USU |
| Source Sets | Utah State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | All Graduate Theses and Dissertations |
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